North meets South 2011 - Gariep 20-22 May 11, 73 GYRO'S

[Jabbanaught]

Thank you to all for a great weekend.

Here is one of our pictures we took of the event.

Iwan and Elzanne

Hope you have more Pics !

[Jabbanaught]

Thanks John Boucher for the MISASA Magazine and DVD

I have to aggree to that, i read mine last night , Pity that you could not join us !

[Tinkerbell]

Tinkerbell wrote:
Pls let me know if anyone found a pair of Serengeti sunglasses in the bigger hangar. Must have dropped it this morning. Thnx

Paul wrote:
I will send email to all pilots as well as the airfield !

Hi Paul
Martin vd vliegveld het 'n paar opgetel maar ongelukkig daar gelos. Earl, ons fotograaf bring dit vir my saam. As dit nie die regte paar is nie, dan soek ons verder. Dankie vir die aanbod om te help soek.
Selfs jou "after sales service" is goed. Jy weet natuurlik dat jy hierna automaties op die reelingskommitee vir vlge jaar is!

[MAGNIficent]

Dan sou ek aan die oudste vlienier ook n sertifikaat gegee het!

Yes at 73 the oldest Gyro PIlot , also will remember that for future events !

Herewith for the people that did not know how this "Young" Pilot looks like at 73 years of age.

[Jabbanaught]

Tinkerbell wrote:
Pls let me know if anyone found a pair of Serengeti sunglasses in the bigger hangar. Must have dropped it this morning. Thnx

Paul wrote:
I will send email to all pilots as well as the airfield !

Hi Paul
Martin vd vliegveld het 'n paar opgetel maar ongelukkig daar gelos. Earl, ons fotograaf bring dit vir my saam. As dit nie die regte paar is nie, dan soek ons verder. Dankie vir die aanbod om te help soek.
Selfs jou "after sales service" is goed. Jy weet natuurlik dat jy hierna automaties op die reelingskommitee vir vlge jaar is!

I will try my hand at it again next year or till we have 100 Gyro's on one airfield , My personal goal !

[Gyronaut]

Wow 73! Who would have guessed watching him replace a prerotator belt with competent ease.
His interest and enthusiasm are contagious.
Not only the oldest person but arguably the nicest person too!

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[Low Level]

Dankie julle, dit was Gr8. Ek is veilig terug op Alldays, ek sal later bietjie meer vertel oor my trip, is nou gatvol gevlieg. +/- 2450km en +/- 16 ure in n Gyro in 5 dae is nie grappies nie maar was n belewenis. EK het ondervinding opgedoen wat geld nie kan koop.

Pieter

Dit wat groot cahoonas om te doen wat jy gedoen het. Om in 'n gyro te spring en so ver te vlieg sonder enige support of a wingman - voor Malcolm jou gejoin het
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....nou praat en nie eers daarvan om dit in nog in 'n RAF ook te doen nie.

[Low Level]

This weekend to me was not only a flight to Gariep, or a gathering of like minded people. It was an adventure not to be forgotten, a learning experience money cannot buy and an revelation of my own capabilities that I truly didn't believe I had. I seriously had a lump in my throat that I couldn't swallow when I landed on Gariep. They say a photo speaks a thousand words, but what I'm gonna post can't even summarise the experience.

We decided to do a two day trip down to Gariep, routing Kitty Hawk-Frankfort-Bethlehem-Ficksburg-Ladybrand for overnight and Friday to Wepener-Gariep.

Herewith the beginning of our story:

Mak, me, Tinkerbell, old no7 and our support vehicle co-driver - now Xenon co-pilot - left Kitty Hawk early Thursday morning to meet up with Bonzai Bell and Centugyro over Springs towards Frankfort, where we will catch up with my wife in the support vehicle - hopefully

Mak, me, Tinkerbell, old no 7 and support car co-driver

Mak leaving the big smoke behind for the weekend

Old no 7 didn't have a passenger, although looks like it. We thought he was emigrating telling no one. Everything, excluding the kitchen sink, including two cans of fuel, was in the back of that M22, giving new meaning to the name Magni Voyager.

Old no 7 emigrating

[Low Level]

First stop, Frankfort AF for well deserved coffee and defrosting.

Approaching Frankfort AF

CFW touching down Frankfort

Gaggle enjoying fresh Freestate air with the tractors

[Grumpy]

Somebody asked for the lyrics of the Gyro Song???? Well here goes'

GYRO AN ME - (Bob Mc Gee) Kris Kristofferson

Got a call on Microlighters, said join us to Gariep
gonna try to break a world record
Paul said he would organize and be the ‘go to’ man
but needed all the gyros to report
Months and months of to's and fro's, and many can’s and cant’s
decision made, the dams where it will be
With the promise of exciting times,
And Stemmets comments sounding fine
filled up, did the pre flights, just to leave

Ch……..Cos, Gyros are the only way, that I would like to fly
Nothin' ain't the same or can come close
Feeling safe and what a view
Experienced by such a few
Feeling good to share it with my friends
Wishing that this dream will never end.

From the runways dotted around the land, there’s a new trend in the air
It’s a funny little thing without a wing
Next to it you’ll find a man, who’s passionate and cares,
to share his love and to hear the rotor sing.
It won’t be long before he says, come take a flip with me
smiling at the pleasure on your face
Knowing that it wont be long, til you ask how can I belong
To this team of men who’s flight is not a race.

Ch…………..
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